Radio burimi

Radio burimi is the real deal. No playlists, just traditional Albanian folk music as it should be heard. The station brings the sounds of the mountains and the valleys - think çifteli strings and the haunting vocal harmonies of the Lahuta. If you've ever heard the iso-polyphony from the south, you'll recognize it here. It's raw, not polished. Folk radio Albania often gets lumped into one category, but burimi digs deeper. You might catch a rare recording of a wedding dance from the north followed by a melancholic këngë from the south. The presenters speak Albanian, adding context that enriches…